Test bank for essential health assessment 1st edition thompson 2018

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Essential Health Assessment-
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1stedition (Thompson, 2018)
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2023-2024



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,Chaptern1:nUnderstandingnHealthnAssessment



1.nThenWorldnHealthnOrganizationn(WHO)nestablishednanglobalnstrategyncalledn“HealthnfornAll.”nTh
engoalnfornthisnstrategynis:
1. Allnindividualsntongetnthensamenhealthncarenthroughoutntheirnlifenspans.
2. Thengovernmentntonsupplynmoneyntoncarenfornallnthenpeopleninnthenworld.
3. Resourcesnfornhealthncarentonbenevenlyndistributednandnaccessible.
4. Health-carenprovidersncannneverndenynpatientsnhealthncare.



2.nHealthnassessmentnisnanfoundationalnandnprioritynnursingnskill.nThisnessentialnskillnrequiresnr
egisterednnursesn(RNs)nto:
1. Diagnosenandntreatnpatients.
2. Identifynnormalnandnabnormalnfindings.
3. Refernpatientsnwithnabnormalnfindings.
4. Counselnpatientsnwithnpsychosocialnneeds.



3.nYounarenassessingnanpatientnwithnfivengunshotnwoundsnonnantraumanunit.nTherenisnanpolicenpresen
cenoutsidenhisndoornbecausenthenpatientGRADESMORE.COM
nisnanknownndrugndealerninnthencommunity.n Younknownthatnnu

rsesnmustntreatnallnpatientsnasnpersons.nThisnisncalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticnprocess.
3. Person-centeredncaren(PCC).
4. Standardsnofncare.



4.nThenscience-
basednframeworknupdatedneveryn10nyearsnbynthenU.S.nDepartmentnofnHealthnandnHumannServices
nthatnhasnsetnnationalngoalsnandnobjectivesnfornhealthnpromotionnandndiseasenpreventionnis:

1. HealthynPeople.
2. HealthynPeoplen2020.
3. U.S.nPreventivenTasknForce.
4. WorldnHealthnOrganization.



5. An38-year-oldnmalenhasnanfamilynhistorynofncolonncancer.nHisnfatherndiednofncolonncancernatnage

,48.nThendoctornrecommendednthatnthisnpatientnhavenancolonoscopynthisnyear.nThisnisnannexampleno
f:
1. Primarynhealthnprevention.

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2. Secondarynhealthnprevention.
3. Tertiarynhealthnprevention.




6.nAnpatientninnthenhospitalnputsnonnhisncallnlightnandntellsnthenpersonnansweringnthatnhen“thinksnhenis
nrunningnanfevernandnhasnstomachndiscomfort.”nYounarenthenregisterednnurseninncharge.nWhatnshoul

dnyoundo?
1. Asknthenmedicalnassistantntongontonthenpatient’snroomnandnassessnhisncomplaints.
2. GoncheckntonseenifnthenpatientnhasnannordernfornTylenolnfornanfever.
3. Pagenthenresidentnonncallnimmediatelyntonassessnthenpatient.
4. Gontonthenpatient’snroomnandnassessnfornfevernandnthenepigastricndiscomfort.



7.nYounarenleadingnanninterdisciplinarynteamnconferencentondiscussnhowntonprovidenbetterncarenfornan
challengingnpatientnwhonhasnbehavioralnproblems.nTherenarenseveralnareasnthatnneedntonbenproblem
nsolvednandnnewnideasnformulatedntoncreatenannimprovednplannofncare.nWhatncognitivenskillsnarenyo

unusing?
1. Criticalnthinking
2. Clinicalndecisionnmaking
3. Intuitiventhinking
4. Clinicalnreasoning GRADESMORE.COM


8.nBestnpracticenassessmentntechniquesnandninstrumentsnhavenbeennvalidatednby:
1. AmericannNursesnAssociation.
2. CodenofnEthicsnfornNursesnWithnInterpretivenStatements.
3. Researchnandnevidence-basednpractice.
4. PatientnProtectionnandnAffordablenCarenAct.



9.nHealthnandnillnessnarendeterminednbynmanynfactors.nWhatnarenthendeterminantsnofnhealthnidentifie
dnbynthenCentersnfornDiseasenControlnandnPreventionn(CDC)?nSelectnallnthatnapply.
1. Geneticsnandnbiology
2. Gendernandnoccupation
3. Individualnbehavior
4. Socialnenvironment
5. Physicalnenvironment
6. Healthnservices